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Liverpool fans to raise funds for poorly Derby mum

There will be a bucket collection to raise funds for life-saving treatment for Derby mum Hayley Kalinins.

The 35-year-old mother-of-four, was diagnosed with stage four incurable secondary breast cancer in July 2011. The cancer spread to her liver and lungs but she is now in “partial remission” after using social media to raise £150,000 for treatment at a specialist clinic in Germany.

Jenas: Lallana has been Liverpool's star man

Contains some genuine pro’s insight, as well as plenty of praise for the Liverpool man.

His biggest attribute is his balance. You can’t predict where he’s going to go because he’s so strong on both sides.

A lot of players are easy to predict. Me, for example - as a central midfielder I’d always want to get the ball on my right foot, just as left-footed players want it on their left.

So when you’re up against them, you can guide them into areas you know they don’t like and, more often than not, where they’ll have to lay it off rather than spraying a 40-yard diag. You can manipulate players into their weak points.

But you can’t do that with Lallana. He can turn wherever he wants and he has two very good feet to strike the ball with.

When he gets the ball, he is always looking to turn his opponent - even when he’s in a very tight space - and that often takes them by surprise because he rarely takes the easy option.

It’s as if he enjoys those tight spaces more than having time and space on the ball, because he has every trick in the book to get out of them. When you’re that quick in your mind and your feet, you don’t need to be fast.

Ex-footballer Jermaine Jenas is taking on the Bake Off tent to raise money for charity

17:01

Over to Jonesy

That’s all for me today - Neil Jones will be picking up the Reds live blog from now on through tonight’s game.

Here’s hoping for a good result.

16:54

Klopp's thanks to Huddersfield Town

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp (left) and Huddersfield Town manager David Wagner greet each other before the pre-season friendly match at John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield. Dave Howarth/PA Wire.

It seems Jurgen Klopp knows a bit more about Derby than he may have ... because of his friendship with David Wagner.

Klopp’s fellow German is manager at Huddersfield and he is following the fortunes of the Yorkshire team closely.

He said: “I watch a lot of Championship football because I want to know how Huddersfield Town are doing so I need to know about the other teams.

“So I know a lot about Derby – they are a big club, an ambitious club. They’ve not had the results up until now but it means nothing.”

Who's played for Liverpool AND Derby?

Tom Ince of Derby County celebrates with Richard Keogh after scoring their first goal. Action Images / Henry Browne

The path between Anfield and the Midlands has been a well trodden one over the years, with 22 players turning out for both clubs.

The latest double agents include Jordan Ibe, who had a successful loan spell with the Rams, while fellow winger Tom Ince is part of Derby’s first team squad.

Former Red Scott Carson will most likely line-up in goal for Derby tonight too.

The biggest move between the two teams was when Graeme Souness swooped for Dean Saunders and Mark Wright back in 1991.

One of the earlier moves between the two clubs was Hugh McQueen, who played 61 games for Liverpool between 1892-95 before joining Derby. He played for the Rams until 1901.

Sam Raybould also played for the Reds and the Rams around the turn of the last century, as well as becoming the first player to score 100 league goals for Liverpool. He would end his Liverpool career a two-time league champion with 130 goals in 226 games when his contract expired in 1907.

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Listen to our Blood Red podcast on Chelsea

Have you heard our latest Blood Red podcast yet?

Andy Kelly and the lads are discussing the victory at Chelsea and tonight’s match too.

Take a few minutes out of your day and see what they had to say.

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Outside the ground

Another worthy cause for Reds to support tonight is a bucket collection outside the ground.

The collection is for mum of four Hayley Kalinins, who was diagnosed with stage four incurable secondary breast cancer in July 2011. The cancer spread to her liver and lungs but she is now in “partial remission” after using social media to raise £150,000 for treatment at a specialist clinic in Germany.

Xabi has spoken

14:19

Meanwhile at Derby

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14:06

Great season for Hendo

Jordan Henderson of Liverpool celebrates at the end of the Premier League match between Chelsea and Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on September 16, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

Not much love for Simon

An interesting split in the number one vote, unless you’re Simon Mignolet, with the current man in possession hardly picking up any votes so far.

Karius has done well but the option of the two of them battling for the shirt is strongest so far.

Have a vote if you have’t already

13:21KEY EVENT

Paying tribute to a Derby legend

This is well worth pointing out - Derby County will be paying tribute to a club great tonight with a minute’s silence.

Gordon Guthrie joined the Rams as a player, but after injury meant he had to retire, he became a club physiotherapist/trainer, before moving into kit duties, serving over a dozen managers, including Brian Clough during Derby’s glory days in the top flight of English football.

All in all he worked for the Rams for six decades, being awards with an MBE for services to football and having a stand named after him.